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March 14, 2008

How to throw a great party for less than $3,000

Anne Phyllis Pinzow March 14, 2008

We all wanted to give my nephew the bar mitzvah party to not just match but surpass all of the one\’s he\’d been invited to during the year. Yet the family\’s fortunes were not equal to the task. All we could scrimp together was $3,000. It could only have been divine inspiration that led us to the conclusion that this actually made the job of putting together a bar mitzvah to remember a lot easier than it seemed.

L.A. displays eco efforts to Israeli delegation

Ayala Or-El March 14, 2008

Gil Yaakov and Sagit Rogenstein arrived in Los Angeles on March 2 to address an awakening among American Jews to the environmental threats to Israel. The two were among a group of 18 academics, environmentalists and politicians participating in the Friends of Israel\’s Environment exchange program. The goal of the exchange, which is sponsored by the Tel Aviv-Los Angeles Partnership of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, is to share solutions for environmental problems that plague both cities, such as air pollution, wastewater treatment, recycling and planning green spaces.

Will ‘Bro Mitzvah’ find roots in African American community?

Jane Ulman March 14, 2008

Lillie Hill knew that 16 marked a turning point in her son DJ\’s life. And while she had looked into several African rites of passage, she believed the Jewish bar mitzvah ceremony, with its emphasis on family heritage and good deeds, gave her the best blueprint to validate her son\’s dedication to family, school, community and church and to pass on her family\’s values of education, worship and social outreach.

Identity and connection spur more adult b’nai mitzvah

Peter L. Rothholz March 14, 2008

The reasons why milifers and seniors have gravitated to adult b\’nai mitzvah programs since the trend first took off in the 1970s are numerous, including the fact that most women didn\’t have such ceremonies until the 1980s (the first bat mitzvah was held in 1922). One perennial influence is a child or grandchild reaching b\’nai mitzvah age, and the divergent issues brought about by intermarriage can sometimes compel one or more adults in a family to take on b\’nai mitzvah study to serve as a role model.

Advertise joys of Judaism to others during simcha

Ted Roberts March 14, 2008

Given the condition of Judaism in 2008, a bar mitzvah is an ecumenical stew. It\’s not only the non-Jews who wonder about the significance and meaning of the ceremony, but even some of our fellow Israelites stare with wonder and, sometimes, awe.That\’s why a booklet of origins, explanations and exegesis is useful.

Darfur project cooks up first for Bronfman prize

Tom Tugend March 14, 2008

The simplest innovations sometimes lead to the greatest rewards, as Rachel Andres learned this week when she was named the 2008 recipient of the $100,000 Charles Bronfman Prize. The annual prize is awarded to a person or team under 50 years of age, whose Jewish values spark humanitarian efforts that contribute to the betterment of the world. In Andres\’ case, her work gives succor to some of the most helpless and brutalized people in the world, the 10,000 refugee families, mostly fatherless, who have escaped the massacres in Darfur.

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